Thursday, December 29, 2011

Dr. Mr. Horse, Hospital Heart Throb

I found a bunch of old model sheets from Stimpy's Pregnant. I thought about spinningoff Dr. Mr. Horse in his own soap opera series....supported by his faithful love interest, Nurse Sheep who worships the stable he trods in. Tears and laughs abound.

I think it's a great idea to make a Mr. Horse hospital drama! I can see it happening right now :P People suffering and dying in the background while Dr. Mr. Horse and his nurses are worrying about more important stuff, like love triangles and what colour hooves should go great with is operation scrubs.and don't forget the madeup diseases.

So long as there is Hammond organ accompaniment and in-show endorsement for soap and smooth cigarettes (now with filters for the ladies).

I can feel that afternoon tension already. Will Mr. Horse fall for Nurse Sheep? Or her clone; Nurse Sheep?

I could also see Mr. Horse branching out, y'know, hosting some form of "General Products Theatre" a variety show for the dinner hour that brings together the latest jazz ensembles and V8 engine technologies into one gleaming minimalist-set-framed black and white glory.

Hi John. I have a question unrelated to this post. I've read that you are a fan of Mike Judges cartoons. I love the humor in Beavis And Butthead and I think they are hysterical looking characters but the animation seems almost non existent as does the animation on King of the Hill. Do you enjoy those cartoons and what are your thoughts on the animation?

Rather than debut his newest special, Louis CK: Live at the Beacon Theater, on a cable network and have fans wait for a DVD release, Louis launched the program online and directly toward fans. And like an affordable Fugazi show, he priced the performance at five dollars, which would be paid directly to him via PayPal (EBAY). No distributor, no network, no middlemen.

And only after a few days of release, it's already a huge success. (Possibly too much: The site selling the performance has been slammed with traffic and is still down at the time of this writing.)

In a statement, Louis revealed that he's made $500,000 in sales and, after expenses, $200,000 profit.

the problem with the Louis CK model is that its dependent on an established series (his standup) for fans to know and love, and thus purchase.

John might be able to pull it off with george liquor (ren & stimpy would be even better), but I'm not sure if a new series could do it. Unless you started advertising / sneak peaks through youtube and were paying for advertising.

It's an interesting concept though, especially once its working. But how to get the ball rolling...?

Off topic question, John. I just saw that Ronald Searle has died, and his obituaries indicate just how popular his work was, especially in the 1950s and 1960s. There were movie spin-offs, advertisements, magazines paid him to travel the world drawing cartoons. It's almost unimaginable in 2012 for a cartoonist to have that kind of public success. I don't recall that you've done any posts on Searle, so was just curious what you thought of his work.

Every nurse sheep wants a real horse. One they can call, who makes them feel safe and cared for and hugs them. Why do I have to be blocked and hidden away like there's something unsavory about me? Huh? When do I get hugs just like any other person?